Database Administration

Database Administration is an individual-contributor career path within Enterprise IT & Infrastructure. Professionals progress from guided execution to independent delivery, senior problem solving, cross-team leadership and enterprise-level expertise without requiring people management.

Función: Enterprise IT & Infrastructure
Arquetipo: Engineering
Nivel más alto: L7 · Distinguished Database Administration Professional

Para qué existe

Enables the organization to deliver reliable outcomes in database administration by building progressively deeper expertise, judgment, ownership and business impact.

Responsabilidades típicas

Execute discipline-specific work; apply professional standards; solve increasingly complex problems; collaborate with stakeholders; improve quality and efficiency; share expertise; at senior levels, shape practices and decisions beyond the immediate team.

Dónde se trabaja

Common in Enterprise IT & Infrastructure teams across technology companies, shared-services organizations, consulting firms, multinational operations and other employers that require database administration capability.

Cómo avanza la carrera

Associate Database Administration Professional → Database Administration Professional → Senior Database Administration Professional → Staff Database Administration Professional → Senior Staff Database Administration Professional → Principal Database Administration Professional → Distinguished Database Administration Professional

Niveles de esta carrera

Seis etapas estándar. La séptima existe solo donde la carrera la contempla.

Nivel distinguido opcional. No todas las carreras llegan acá.

Qué se espera en L4 · Staff Database Administration Professional

Leads complex cross-team work through expertise without direct people management. The focus is successful individual contribution at this stage, not people management.

Las cinco dimensiones que cambian

Autonomía: Leads through expertise with little direction.
Alcance: Multiple projects/teams or a broad domain.
Complejidad: High complexity, dependencies and competing constraints.
Influencia: Cross-team and senior stakeholder influence.
Impacto en el negocio: Shapes practices and materially improves multi-team outcomes.
Ambigüedad: High.

Cómo se ve un buen desempeño

Staff Database Administration Professional consistently demonstrates the expected autonomy and judgment for L4, delivers outcomes appropriate to the scope of the role, applies required Human, Professional and Technical skills at the mapped proficiency, and produces evidence of impact rather than relying on tenure alone.

Evidencia típica

Completed work with measurable quality/outcome; stakeholder feedback; examples of problems solved and decisions made; reusable artifacts or improvements; demonstrated skill proficiency; mentoring/influence evidence at senior levels.

Habilidades esperadas en L4

Agrupadas en humanas, profesionales y técnicas. La proficiencia meta usa la escala P1–P7, y cada fila dice qué significa ese nivel para esa habilidad.

Humanas18

Humanas	P	De apoyo
AccountabilityExecution & Self-Management	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Active listeningCommunication & Language	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
AdaptabilityExecution & Self-Management	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Clear verbal communicationCommunication & Language	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Clear written communicationCommunication & Language	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
CollaborationCollaboration & Relationships	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Continuous learningExecution & Self-Management	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Critical thinkingThinking & Problem Solving	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Cross-functional collaborationCollaboration & Relationships	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Decision makingThinking & Problem Solving	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Influencing without authorityInfluence & Leadership Without Authority	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
ProfessionalismEthics & Professional Conduct	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Stakeholder alignmentInfluence & Leadership Without Authority	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Structured problem solvingThinking & Problem Solving	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Time managementExecution & Self-Management	P5AdvancedCentral	Recognized advanced practitioner who defines approaches and solves ambiguous cross-team problems.
Giving constructive feedbackCommunication & Language	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Knowledge sharingCollaboration & Relationships	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
MentoringCollaboration & Relationships	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.

Profesionales9

Profesionales	P	De apoyo
IT asset management practiceIT Service Management & Governance	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
IT service financial managementIT Service Management & Governance	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Requirements elicitationBusiness Analysis & Requirements	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Schedule managementProject, Program & Portfolio Management	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Scope managementProject, Program & Portfolio Management	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Status reportingProject, Program & Portfolio Management	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Technical debt managementIT Service Management & Governance	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Traceability managementBusiness Analysis & Requirements	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Use case modelingBusiness Analysis & Requirements	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.

Técnicas7

Técnicas	P	De apoyo
Cloud networkingCloud Platforms	P4ProficientCentral	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Google Cloud PlatformCloud Platforms	P4ProficientCentral	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Google Cloud StorageCloud Platforms	P4ProficientCentral	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Google Workspace administrationEnterprise IT & Service Platforms	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Microsoft 365 administrationEnterprise IT & Service Platforms	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
ServiceNow administrationEnterprise IT & Service Platforms	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.
Wi-Fi networkingNetworking & Infrastructure	P4ProficientDe apoyo	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and guides peers in the skill.

Qué cambia al pasar de L4 a L5

Moving from Staff Database Administration Professional to Senior Staff Database Administration Professional means demonstrating sustained performance at a larger scope with greater autonomy, complexity, influence and business impact—not simply spending more time in role.

Cómo se demuestra que ya estás

Repeatedly performs key aspects of Senior Staff Database Administration Professional before promotion; demonstrates the required skill increases; handles highly complex/systemic problems.; receives credible stakeholder evidence; shows measurable outcomes at the next-level scope.

Cómo prepararse

Take stretch assignments at the next-level scope; deepen the listed skill gaps; seek feedback from experienced practitioners; document measurable outcomes and decisions; mentor/share knowledge where appropriate; pursue relevant learning or certification when it strengthens capability.

Carreras cercanas

Calculadas por habilidades compartidas. Es una señal para explorar, no una garantía de contratación ni de elegibilidad.

Marco de carreras v21, activo desde 17 de agosto de 2026.